KB5058712: Security update for SQL Server 2022, GDR branch, July 2025. SQL query flaws and Setup restarts fixed
In short
Fixes a query issue that could make SQL Server unavailable under specific conditions, along with rare memory-handling and Setup problems.
Does it affect you? Applies to: Devices running SQL Server 2022 or a SQL Server 2022 GDR release through this update. The update package is for x64.
For servers on the GDR branch: they get security fixes only. Servers that install cumulative updates (CU branch) get a separate update. Which branch am I on?
What changes
Fixes 4 changes
Programmability
2 items
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A query that could make the server unavailable under specific conditions no longer causes that problem.1
Bug 4238979: fixes an issue where an attacker can execute a query against the server to cause unavailability.
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In rare cases, limited-length parameters used with
REPLACEno longer cause uninitialized memory to be returned.2Bug 4166652.
Query Execution
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In rare cases, variable-length parameters no longer allow uninitialized memory to be read.3
Bug 4053231.
Patching
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Setup can continue after restarts caused by a previous Windows update.4
Bug 4241786: when applying SQL Server updates, the fix deletes the value of the
PendingFileRenameOperationsregistry key.
Technical details
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Data sheet
- Released
- 2025-07-08
- Classification
- Security Updates
- Type
- Cumulative update
- Servicing branch
- GDR
- Restart
- Required
- Replaces
- KB5046861, KB5046057, KB5042211, KB5040936
- Replaced by
- KB5063756
| Version | Build | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16.0.1140.6 | General availability |
Security
| Vulnerability | Severity | CVSS |
|---|---|---|
|
Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
|
Important | 8.5 |
|
Microsoft SQL Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.5 |
|
Microsoft SQL Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.5 |
Downloads (Microsoft Update Catalog)
Package
2022
331.5 MB
Sources
Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (4)
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Fixes an issue where under specific conditions an attacker can execute a query against the server to cause unavailability.
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Fixes an issue in which uninitialized memory is returned in some rare cases when using limited length parameters with REPLACE function.
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Fixes an issue in which uninitialized memory can be read in some rare cases when using variable length parameters.
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Fixes an issue that was introduced in a previous Windows update that causes restarts and prevents Setup from continuing. After you apply this fix, the value of the PendingFileRenameOperations registry key is deleted when you apply updates to SQL Server.
support.microsoft.com
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